Weekly Note
The days are getting shorter and the air is getting crisp and cool...Fall is here! Along with autumn tidings, we bring you the week's Wright-related news including a new Marion Mahony Griffin exhibit; an upcoming book on architect Mark Mills; virtually tour Wright's Banff Pavilion; and find out about restoring Graycliff's furnishings. Enjoy!
As always, stay calm and Wright on!
Eric, Bryan & Lisa | Wright Society Publishers
The Headlines
In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin
The Elmhurst Heritage Foundation presents a public lecture by Anna Rubbo, Senior Scholar at the Center for Sustainable Urban Development, Columbia University, in conjunction with the opening of the new exhibit "In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin" on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Admission: $10 for non-EHF Members/EHF Members are Free. Be sure to RSVP to EHMprograms@elmhurst.org or 630-833-1457. Follow the link to learn more. Read more.
Click for more details: elmhurstheritagefoundation.org
The Fantastic Seashell of the Mind
Chuck H. sends word that a new book titled The Fantastic Seashell of the Mind is coming out on the work of one-time Taliesin Apprentice Mark Mills. Author, Janey Bennett will also be doing a book signing at the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy's San Francisco Conference this November. Follow the link to learn more about this intriguing book. Read more.
Click for more details: oroeditions.com
Tour The Virtual Banff Pavilion
Curbed.com recently featured Archilogic's virtually rebuilt Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Banff Pavilion, the Canadian Wright work demolished by flood in 1939 and the focus of a fundraising campaign to rebuild it. Get a peek at how it might look by following the link. Read more.
Click for more details: curbed.com
Furnishing Graycliff and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Other Summer Homes
Interested in learning about what goes into restoring an historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed interior, and how to get it right? Then plan on attending the presentation this evening titled "Furnishing Graycliff and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Other Summer Homes" with lecturers Pamela G. Kirschner and Scott W. Perkins at the Buffalo History Museum. Follow the link to get all the details. Read more.
Click for more details: buffalorising.com
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